Familiar-feeling distopia in which people are acknowledged for their differing talents and abilities but our hero just doesn't fit the neat boxes. And because the system doesn't work for one person, it MUST BE DESTROYED.

There's a little glimpse now and then in which our hero sees that yeah, the Golds are actually pretty excpetional. Not morally superior, sure. But better at everything else.

The love interest is pretty good. And I really enjoyed the line Who does he think he is? Ceasar? Patton? Wiggin? That was pretty great.